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EARLY BONNETS?
Joe27 - November 4th, 2005 at 09:28 AM

CAN ANY ONE TELL THE DIFFERANCE BETWEEN
BONNETS THAT HAVE THE SKIN FOLDED BACK ON IT SELF WHERE IT MEETS THE WINDSCREEN I HAVE 2 OF THEM WITCH I THOUGHT WERE BOTH 50'S BONNETS,
WHAT MODELS ARE THEY FROM?

REGARDS
JOE

Joe27 - November 4th, 2005 at 09:29 AM

CAN ANY ONE TELL THE DIFFERANCE BETWEEN
BONNETS THAT HAVE THE SKIN FOLDED BACK ON IT SELF WHERE IT MEETS THE WINDSCREEN I HAVE 2 OF THEM WITCH I THOUGHT WERE BOTH 50'S BONNETS,
WHAT MODELS ARE THEY FROM?

REGARDS
JOE

Joe27 - November 4th, 2005 at 09:32 AM

CAN ANY ONE TELL THE DIFFERANCE BETWEEN
BONNETS THAT HAVE THE SKIN FOLDED BACK ON IT SELF WHERE IT MEETS THE WINDSCREEN I HAVE 2 OF THEM WITCH I THOUGHT WERE BOTH 50'S BONNETS,
WHAT MODELS ARE THEY FROM?

REGARDS
JOE

vw54 - November 4th, 2005 at 10:30 AM

Its not that area thats different its where the badge sits that varies

Che Castro - November 4th, 2005 at 02:05 PM

GO EASY ON TEH CAPS LOCK :) and make sure you don't post the same thing 3 times :)

The '54 bonnet is one year only, and has a triangular bit underneath the circular badge at the base of the windscreen. The 55-62 are the same I think, there are slits at the front near the handle for the wolfsburg crest badge. 63-67 has no slits, and the circular badge is raised on a plinth. 68 and later has vents for the fresh air inlet.

Robo - November 4th, 2005 at 07:41 PM

There is a difference in the gusseting on the underside of the 50's bonnets where the struts/hinge's bolt to it. I have a pre 56 bonnet, and it is different to the one on my 56. The bage section is the same ( flush fit with four slots for the tabs) and two slots for the tabs of the wolfsberg badge at the bottom of the centre trim strip. I can take some pictures if you want.
Rob...